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Mapping Challenge Update (11/10/21): City / Town Halls in Ohio & Michigan

Mapping Challenge Update (11/10/21): City / Town Halls in Ohio & Michigan

Volunteers contributed over 60 edits towards this challenge, most of which are new points! AWESOME!  See our spatial analysis for tips on remaining...

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USGS EDMAP Program- FY22 Call for Proposals

USGS EDMAP Program- FY22 Call for Proposals

Calling all geoscience faculty conducting research or teaching geologic mapping. The USGS EDMAP Program is accepting funding proposals focusing on...

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First Images of Earth Taken by the Landsat 9 Satellite Released

First Images of Earth Taken by the Landsat 9 Satellite Released

Landsat 9, a joint mission from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA that launched Sept. 27, has collected its...

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USGS EROS Processes ‘First Light’ Images from Landsat 9

USGS EROS Processes ‘First Light’ Images from Landsat 9

The first images from the joint USGS-NASA Landsat 9 mission have been released, offering a preview of the high-quality Earth observation data that...

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NEW TNMCorps Lightning Challenge for City / Town Halls in Ohio & Michigan!

NEW TNMCorps Lightning Challenge for City / Town Halls in Ohio & Michigan!

Now that our initial collection efforts have wrapped up, we’re going to revisit a few of the earlier states to make sure that all eligible city/town...

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FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Texas

FINISHED!! TNMCorps Mapping Challenge for City / Town Halls in Texas

This challenge is now complete! Thanks to everyone who participated!

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Spooky Science

Spooky Science

USGS researchers frequently brave potentially haunted field sites and study spooky-looking creatures. Here’s a list of 13, right in time for Halloween...

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TNMCorps Newsletter – October 2021

TNMCorps Newsletter – October 2021

The National Map Corps October 2021 Newsletter (Vol. 7, Issue 5) is now available.

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ESPA now includes Landsat Collection 2 Normalized Difference Snow Index

ESPA now includes Landsat Collection 2 Normalized Difference Snow Index

A new science product easily separates snow from vegetation in processed Landsat Collection 2 scenes from 1982 to present.

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OpenET Launch Gives EROS Scientists—and Water Managers—Reason to Celebrate

OpenET Launch Gives EROS Scientists—and Water Managers—Reason to Celebrate

The Landsat 9 satellite’s launch September 27 will ensure the continuity of thermal imaging for the work of the evapotranspiration (ET) team at the...

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Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Landsat 9 Galleries: Launch Week

Santa Barbara County, CA, became a hub of Landsat activity in the last week of September 2021. That’s the week Landsat 9 launched into orbit on board...

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TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Law Enforcement in KS & OK

TNMCorps Mapping Challenge Summary Results for Law Enforcement in KS & OK

Summary statistics are now available for this challenge. Thanks again to everyone who contributed!

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